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BY W. W. PKESCOTT.
MONTPELIER, VT., WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 27, 1884.
VUL. 79. 4037. NO. 20.
Hjjgntchmnn & $ouriml.
WEDNESDAY, FEURUAKY 27, 1884
Curreitt Muutluu.
Pheliminaiiv eteps woro tnken, Monday,
towarda the organlzatlon ol n new savlngabank
at St. Albans.
One of the former boardera at the L'lke Vlew
house, Woodbury, ha8 bought a emall steam
boat, nnd ia fixlng lt up for use on Woodbury
lako noxt eeaaon,
The Farmers' Mutual Flro Insurance Com
pany of Montpelier pays a tax of seven hun
dred and elghty-ono dollars and nlnety-flve
cents, and the Vermont Mutual about two
thousand dollars.
Tiie grosa receipta of tlio St. Johnabury
Young Mon'B Chriatlan Associatlon course for
the aeason just past wero $1,815; expenses,
S1,4G5 leaving a balance of 8350 in tho nssocla
tlon treaaury. A very gotid ahowlng.
Ai'iiominent Boston market manaaya: " All
meat should be removod from tho browa papor
ln whlch it la wrapped na goon aa lt comea
from the market, or lt wlll taste of tho paper
and the paper wlll absorb nll the meat julcea."
A 1'OLITICAL economiat ln IlHnola urgea that
bread and butter be oaten upside down. Tho
senso of taste la most acute on tho tongue, and
by applylng the butter to lt dlrectly a amallor
quantlty wlll answer and Immonse aavlng reault.
Tue Sprlngfleld Repubtican of Wednosday
laat saya: "The senate to-day conflrmed the
noratnatlon of Stephen Woatherlow to be post
master at Seneea Falla, Vt." Wlll the licpub-
llcan give the exact locatlon of the ofllco
named ?
All tho legal holidays of 1884 wlll fall on
Thursday and Frlday, aa followa: Good Frlday
on the 11th of Apiil; Decoratlon day on Frlday,
May 30; Fourth of July on Frlday; Thanksglv
Ing on Thnrgday, November 27; Chrlatmas on
Thursday, December25.
A iiill haa passod the natlonal house of rcp
resentatlvea fixlng at ono cent for eacb four
ouncea the ratea for postago on second-class
matter wheu aent by peraona otlior than n pub
llaher or newspaper ngent. Thia la a measure
whlch the publle can thoroughly appreclate,
The Unlon Truat Company of New York haa
begun proceedlnga to foreclose a mortgago
given oa the property at Malletta Bay by the
Wukefield Varlegated Marble Company to se-
cure bonda amountlng to 8150,000 iss,ued by
the company. The matter wlll come up at the
approaching torm of Chittenden county court.
Tiik secretary of the treasury, Thuraday
afternoon, isaued the one hnndrod and twenty'
elxth call for bonda. The call la for the re
demption of bonda of the three per cent loan of
1882, and notlce la gtven that the princlpaland
accrued interest wlll be paid at the treasury on
the latday of May, 1881, and that the Interett
wlll cease on that day.
The bill to make the department of ogri
cultiue an executive department, and Ita chlef
ofllcer a member of the oxecutive cablnet, haa
been reported to the United Statea aonate by
the commlttee on agriculture. The olllca of
"secretary of agriculture" la to ba croated,
wlth the aame aalary aa the other cablnet ofll
cers, aud he la to have an aasUtant, llke the
secretary of the lnterlor, and wlth the samo
salary.
KEFEiutiKa to nrtlcles in a late Issue of thia
paper, the Argus aaya that The Watchman
" ran helter-akelter for the last dltch." Well,
it waa our contemporary we were after, and
we had to seek lt in the " dltch " or give up the
chase. That lt haa been drlven to the "last
dltch," Ita late issue undenlably showa. So
Tiik WATCiiMAN'spreaencein themirypreclnta
la falrly accounted for.
Tiie Frce rress publlsbes aome evldencea of
Burllngton'a prosporlty, and aaya 52,000,000
were paid to worklngmen in that city lastyear,
and that the Central Vormont railroad man
agement took from tho city for the month of
October 20.278,700 pounda of frelght more
than 48G net tona for each bualness day ot the
month. The October pay-roll of eome aixty
concerna ia given, mnklDg u total of 124,703,
the largeat bclng that of the Shepard & Mori-e
lumber company. Four of her wholosale
firma do an annual buslneaa amountlng to over
82,000,000.
Tuis ia how the Burlington Ilaicliye dls
conraea upon a recent incldent at Montpelier:
" Ijvst week an englne on a Vermont railroad
ran away, wlth no employe8 on board and only
one passenger in the coach. Posslbly the englne
thought that by startlng off alone it mlght get
somewhere on time. Butltdldn't. Thehablta
and trainlng of a lifotlme aro not easlly over
come, and the runaway stopped on the main
llne, flve mllea away from the neareat atation,
and walted for a atray traln to come along and
push It up the hill." Facts do get a little awry
ln travellng Weet.
Tiie muslcal convention at Northfield, laat
week Wedne8day, Thursday and Frlday, under
the directlon of ProfesBor E. H. Ober of Water
bury, waa a very en joyable aiTalr, and a success
both muBically and flnanclally. The soloUts aa
announcea were all prcsent, ana every one
gave entlre aatiafactlon, the general pro
gramme aa lald down being carrled out in
every partlcular. Ofnoloista not nnnounced.
Mra. B. W. Braley ot Barre and Mtsa Bertha
Ober were moat enthusiastlcally recelved. The
number from out of town waa probably over
one hundred, nbout seventy-five being provided
wlth entertnlnment by the commltteo. The
ofllcera and I'rofeaeor Ober deaerve and recelve
much credit for tbe buccoss of the convention
A dblikvku in the town ayatem of echoola
Baya; " Tell the people to keop away from de-
slgnlng men. Go to the Statutea, and you wlll
(lnd that no fat ofllces aro created, The Btate
paya the chalrman of each school board, and
the town aavea what lt now paya tbe superin
tendent of schools. The town syatem doea not
tear down a achool-houHe or stop a Bingle achool.
Dlatrlcts are not conaolldated, except aa thelr
lnhabltanta flnd that tholr boat Intereata de
raand it. Kead tho Statntea, and learn that un
der the town aystem no more than a flfty-cent
tax can be ralaed, and at the eamo time learu
that the town syatem slmply provldea for equal
taxatlon. Itead the law for youreelf, and llnd
that the opposers of the town Bystera uever
read the full text." Attentlon la called to a
letter upon The Town Syatem of Schoola in
anotber column, under the genoral headlng,
Voicea from the l'eoplo.
T. J. Dravitt of Montpelier haa recently
procured pensions aa followa: Charlea D, Car
penter, Barre, 84 a month, wlth S1.01B arrears,
after an appeal and hearlng before tho secre
tary of the lnterlor; Samuel C. Stevena, Groton,
reatored to 84 a month on an appeal to the
socretary of the lnterlor; Thomas W. Dlckey,
Topsham, an Incroaae to 84 ft month, wlth 8B1B
arrears, grantod on an appeal to tho aecrotary
of tho lnterlor; Fred D. Marab, Greensboro, re
atored to 84, on nn appeal to the secretary of tho
lnterlor; Charlea La Page, Barro, Incrcaso to
Sl a month; Joseph Wells, Barre, 84 a month
nnd 8850 arrears; C. A. Woodcock, Marshfield,
an incroaae to 80 a month; Charlea S. Wrlsley,
Waterbury, 84 a month and 8075 arrears; A. A.
Morse, Waterbury Conter, 84 a month nnd 8850
arreara; Tlmothy Blanchard, East Roxbury, 84
a month and 8915 arroarB ; Wllllam W. Holden,
Northfield, 84 a month and 8080 arreara; Cap-
tain Albert F. Dodge, Barre, 810 a month and
82,070 arrears.
TiiEtrustees of tho Sonth-eastern rallwoy
have wiltten Commlssloner Dllilngham re
queBting that tho sult Instltuted for nnpald
taxes, mentlon of which waa made laat week,
be dlecontinued, and expressing thelr readlnesa
to comply wlth tho law, both aa to the flrat
and second installment of taxos. The delay
grew out of the trouble ln which tho road haa
been lnvolved. Thia, and one or two othor
Blmllar cases, brlnga out the neod of somo
amendment to tho law, gtvlng the commls
sloner, or a board of the state ofllcera, some
dlacretlonary powera in the matter ot remlttlug
the fines the law Impoaee, when lt Ia evident
tbat there haa been no wilful or avoidable de
lay ln paylng the taxea. It la the taxes the
Btato wanta and, when from businesa cmbar
raesments or other reaaonable cauaea of delay,
a flno has been incurrod, the commlssloner haa
no power to remit, and the caso must go
throngh the cumbersome leglslativo machlnery.
A Masonio convention, comprlslng tbe
lodgea ln Washington county, was held at
Montpelier on Friday, February 22, under the
dlrection of J. Ilenry Jackson, disttlct deputy
grand master. The grand ofllcera, wlth tho
exceptlon of Itlght Worshlpfnl Gcorge W. Wlng,
grand junlor warden, falled to appear. The
convention opened at two o'clock, r. M. The
work of the flist degree was exempllfied by
Mad Rlver lodge, No. 77, of Waitsfield, James
II. Dale, worshlpful maater. Green Mountaln
lodge, No. 08, of Cabot, L. D. Smith, worsbip'
ful master, gave the work ot tho second de
gree. At seven o'clock, r. M., Winooski lodge,
No. 49, of Waterbury, Seaver Howard, worahlp-
f ul master, opened a lodge of master masons,
and conferred the degree upon a candldate.
The work was done well by all the lodges, but
Green Mountaln lodgo bore off the palm for
good work, rquare work, etc. There were
nearly two hundred bretbren ln attendance.
The meeting waa of great interest, and can
but prove ot the uttuost lmportance in eatab
li9bing unitormity of work throughout the
lodges ln the county.
An Iowa man haa figurod np the coat of
keeplng doga in hla state, and flnds that they
eat enough annually to feed one hundred thoU'
sand woikmen, and, countlng ln the damage
they do to the sheep farmers, the doga coat the
state 89,000,000, while the education of all the
chlldren in the state Is less than half that sum
A Tennessee man makea out a slmllar condl
tton ot affairs ln hla Btate. Ile flnda there are
three hundred thousand worthlesa dogs, which
consume food enough, It fed to hoga, to make
tblrty million pounda of bacon, whlch would be
equal to feedlng meet to one hundred thousand
ablo-bodlcd men a whole year. At ten cents
per pound the b.icon would be worth 83,000,'
000, and If in silvor would load down ninety.
four two-horae wagons, and make o wagon
train more than half a mlle long. Again, the
worthlesa whelpa prevent farmers from keep
lng two million sheep, the mutton and wool
from whlch would be worth 85,000,000. In.
cluding tho sheep now annually killed, the
whole expense for keeplng the doga of the
stato nmounts to tho pretty buui of 89,000,000,
Tennessee expcnda 83,000,000 for edncating
her chlldren. Three dollars for doga! One
dollar for chlldren!
We fully appreclate our esteemed contem.
porary's sollcitude for our dlet, but it la ad
monished to keep a clcse watch on ita own bill
of fare. Llke a dog to hia voinit, the Aryus
returna to ita charge that Tni! Watchman hua
a " miff agalnst Dr. Nichola about some state
printlng," and Baya we have done "almost
everythlng except contradict ita afsertion." It
doea not make ita asdeitlon man-fashlon, but
wlth cbaructeristle dupllcity and cowardice,
saya it has " heard " that there ia a "miff.'
It, bowever, treats Ita convenlent heaisay
as a fact: and tlils Beemg to be a lavor
ite way our gulleltsa contemporary haa of cre-
ating lta facts to order. At tbe time, we told
our contemporary what lt knew well enough
that lta insinuatlon waa a llo, and supposed
that waa a contradlction suflklently llat and
adapted to lta understandlng. Ita facultles,
lately, seem to run to long worda of Greek or
Latin oiigln and to have lost thelr power to
comprehend plaln Knglish. Had we used one ot
ita own favorlte phrases, and said that ita asser-
tlon waa but another lnstance of lta "outrsge
oub mendaclty," our meanlng mlght have been
made clear to lta classlo nlnd. And lt a lie in
four syllables ia proportlonally worse than in
one, we cheerfully apply tho many-syllabled
term to the reproduced " miff " falsehood. Tbe
Argus cannot place Tiie Watchman ln a false
posltton towarda Dr. Nichola. Aa we said
when wo wasted space on tbe flrst appoarance
of ita "mendacious " charge, nelther Nichola
nor Flngree la our flrst choice for governor. lf,
bowever, the people want either of these men
our perBonal feellnga wlll not be barassed or
our fortuneB ma'de or marred by the choice of
either, l'rovlded, of courso, that he Is falrly
and honorably chosen, we shall be able to give
cheerfully to whomsoevcr may be choaen the
loyal support every good cltlzen owea to
ruler, and to labor wlth blm for the advance-
mentof every good cauae. If thia Is "bolled
crow," we pbbs our plate for more.
The flrst reunlon ot Capltol Guard, company
F, second reglment, Vermont volunteera, was
held at Cupltal lia.ll, Thursday evenlng. Com'
pany F waa organlzed ot Montpelier, und
muatered ln at Burlington Juno 20, 1801. Of
tbe elghty-three men who went out In com
pany F ln 1801, together wlth the many ro'
crults who from time to time jolned lt, only
forty-three are known to be llvlng. Twenty
four wero present at thia reunlon, twenty-oue
of whom were orlglnal members of tho com
pany. At elght o'clock the company formed
npon tho etage and saluted the audlonco.
Colonel F, V. Handall then addressed the
and tho audlonco. Ile said he had cliosen thia
placo and thia liall for thelr reunlon be
cause it waa tho spot wbere, twenty-three
yoara ago. they organlzed, and becauso Mont
pelier was the lioino of tho company, II
gave many lntereatlug Incldents In tho history
of the company, paid a glowlng but Just
trlbute to tbe valor of hla men, and, In closlng,
said be nevor felt better eupported than to
nlght. Colonel Itandall then lntroduced lleu
tenant Georgo W. Brldgoman, aa tho tnllest
man In tho reglment, whoso roinarks dlsclosed
that bo stood hlgh ln more respectB than ono.
leutenant George W. Flagg followed, tolllng
how Itlcbmond fell. Ile went out wlth the
company ln 1801, and it was he who conducted
home. Lettera weie then road by Colonol
Kandall from General Wllllam F. Smltb, Cap-
taln J. W. Clark, G. W. Doty, II. P. Stoddard,
General Georgo J. Stannard, Colonel C. II,
Joyce, and others who were unablo to attend.
Uemarks wero made by comrades, and the meet
ing closed wlth three rouslng cheera for Colonel
Handall. The membera then rcpalred to the
Montpelier house, whero a sumptuous repast
awalted them. Severnl cltlzens and membera
of the companies were invlted to thls ploasant
feature of tbe exerclses, and about forty sat
down to the banquet. Storlcs, toaats and
jokoa served to pass tho tlmo until tbe hours
oarly morning. At a private meotlng,
Thursday, twenty-flvo membera of the com
pany formed an asaociation, wlth the followlng
ofllcers: Presldent, F. V. Handall; vIce-preBi-dents,
G. W. Bridgoman and G. W. Flagg; sec
retary and treaaurer, L. D. Savage.
The Natlonal Educatlonal Assoclatlon of tho
United Statea will hold lta next annual scs-
Blons at Madlson, Wisconsln, July 15, 1G, 17
and 18. The followlng nttractlonsBhould draw
great body of teachers from our stato: (1) A
flno oicurslou, at very low railroad rates, to
thia beautltul city ot the north-west. (2) Cbeap
hotel ratea at Madlson. (3) A three days' boe
slon of the assoclatlon ln the dlscussion ot
vital queatlona, by nblo and progtosslve educa'
tors from all parts of tho country. (4) Depart
ment teachlngelementary, normal, industrlal,
art, school superlntendonce, colleglate and the
councll of education several seeslona being
given to each. (5) " A woman'B evening," to
be devoted excluslvoly to addrosses by able
women from varioua parts of tho country. (G)
A natlonal educatlonal exhlbltlon, under the
dlrectorship of Ilon. J. II. Smart of Indlana.
School materlal, booka, Uteraturo, art, Indus
trial education, school work, Ward'a natural
history collectlon, etc, in the stato capitol.
(7) A great masa-meeting ln behalf of educa
tion, wlth addressos from dlstinguished repro
sentatlvea from forelgn countrles, as well aa
from prominont men nnd women of America.
(8) Cheap and nttractlve excurslona to the
lakea, the great cltiea of the north-weat, tho
Misslsslppi, Falla of St. Anthony, Mlnnehaha,
St. Paul, Minnoapolis, the great graiu flelds of
Minnesota and Dakota in the midst of the
wheat harvest season, the Yellowstone Purk,
tho Mammoth Hot Sprlnga, Geysers, Yellow'
stone Rlver, etc. etc. Oregon, Cnllfornia, and
the seal regiona of Alaska. (9) Three thou
sand persons can be happlly housed nt Madl
son, and eacb person may know the hotel or
resldence where ho is to room, as early in ad
vance ot the meeting as he may wish to apply.
Provislons are to be made for a great mass-
meeting of educators, and their frienda, in the
interest of our aommon school cause. The New
England party will leave Boston in Pullman
cars, July 12, at nlne o'clock, arriving at Mon-
treal in the evening, and romainlng there until
Sunday afternoon, spending the entire day ln
that city. It wlll leave Montreal July 13, in
tho evening, reachlng Madlson Tuesday after
noon. The railroad fare for tho round trlp
wlll bo tblrty dollars. Thls rate includes a
sido excurslon lrom Ilamllton, Canada, to
Nlagara Falls aud return, on the homeward
journey. The Pullman car chargea, in addi
tlon to the railroad fare, wlll be, for the out-
ward trlp. for a full section wlth two bertha,
accommodatlng four pcrsona, ten dollars. Half
section, one bertb, accommodatlng two per
sons, llve dollars. (or a slngie rullmnn car
tlcket, three dollars. The prlco of board in
Madlson wlll be from one dollar and aeventy
flvo cents to two dollars and a half nt the
liotels, and one dollar per day ln private
houses. The entlre party will make the out-
ward journey in a body, in a tpcclal excutslon
traln, but can return to Boston Indlvidually, or
in small parties, over the same route, at thelr
own optlon, prior to Septeiber lst. Cheap
and attractlve excurslona wlll bo announced in
the bulletin of the aBaociatlon, to be issued
about March 1. For furtber partlculars, ad
dress local managers, or the general mansger
for thia state, J. M. Ilitt, Northfield, Vt. Make
an early declsion to go, and then invlte your
friends. All peraons teachers, buainesa peo
ple, tourista, etc, are invlted. The educa
tlonal event of your llves Ia beforo you.
Pcrsonal.
C. N. Bisnoi', for the past flfteen years town
treasurer of St. Albans, haa moved to Boston,
PitoFKssoR TonuEY of the Unlverslty of
Vermont, who haa been seriously 111, la con-
valescent.
Dh. F. G. Ritciiie, a homooopathlo pbyslclan
of New York, ia soon to take up bis resldence
ln Burlington.
Counelius O. Palmeh of Vermont has been
nomlnated as assoclate justice of tho Bupreme
court of Dakota.
Deacon Salmon L. James of Weybridge has
been nomlnated for re-electlon to the ofllce of
county commlssloner of Addison county.
O. S. llussof Georgia, hasobtained a patent
for n comblned wooden nnd wlro fence, It
said to be a very cheap and durablo devlco.
Rev. Dh. GEonciE B. Safkohd htCa been
unanlmoualy elected sccrotary of tbe American
and Forelgn Unlon. Dr, SaiTord Iuib accepted
the poBltion.
Tiie death ia announced of Mrs. Bllss N.
Davls of Danville, at the ogo of elghty-two
veara. Mr. and Mra. Davls bad been marrled
fifty-seven yeara.
Ehastus B. DwiNELLof Marshfield waa re
nomlnated for county commlssioner by tho
Washington county convention, held in tbls
vlllago last Saturday.
Geouoe II. Mohsb waa unanlmously nom
Inated for mayor, and Sencca Ilaselton for
city judge, by tbe republicau city caucus ut
Burlington last Saturday evening.
IIon. Isaao R. IIouston of Victory dled re
cently, at the nge ot seventy-nlne years. Judge
IIouston had been an active businesa man, nnd
represented bis town in the state leglslaturo
soveral terms.
Majoii Tennev of the flrst reglment, N. G
V,, has roilguod hla otllce, on account of ill
bealth, llo waa a competent man In every ro
spect, thoroughly posted ln tactlca, and one
of the best ofllcers in tho mllltla. Hls rcslgna'
tlon la accepted wlth untversal regret.
PitOKEsaou L. A. Auhtin of Middlebury
college galled from New York for San Frau
cIbco last Wednesday, Intending to make qulto
an extended soa voyago en route. Professor
Austln goea for the beneflt ot hls healtb, whlch
haa latoly become seilously lmpalred, and ox
pects to ue ausont aoout lour muntns,
aiontpollor.
Gkoikik Almon ia puttlng electrlc burglar
alarma lnto somo of tho resldonees of thls
vlllage.
Tkn voung ladlea gavo a leap-vear party to
as many gentleman friends at J, P, Flanders'
last Friday evening.
The ladlos' sowlne eoclotv connected wlth
Christ church wlll meot wlth Mrs. W. E. Vail
to-morrow afternoon.
At nubllc auction, vesterdav. Fred E. Pitkln
purchased the pottlon of tho old block west of
the " arch " for 8350.
Rev. J. Clarence Litnof St. Albans la to ex-
chnnge wlth the paator of tho Church of the
Meastau next bunday.
OuiTit n larzo number of our ceonlo at-
tended the Frlday concerts of thomusical con
vention at Northfield,
Tiie regnlar raonthlv temnernnce meotlng
Wiu De iieiu in iietnany cnapei next aunaay
evening at seven o ciock.
Tiie block belonelns to tho Ktl Balloa estate.
adjolnlng tho ltialto, will be sold at publlc
auction on wednesday, March O.
A nociAiu.i: waa clven bv tho ladiea of the
cnurcn ot tlieaieselan at tiie veatrv last Thurs
day evening. A pleaalng mnslcal programmo
was ronuoreu.
Captain II. W. Kkmp nnd Lieutenanta G. P.
Dewey and O. D. Clark wlll go to Burlington
to attend the ofllcerH' drill whlch occnrs there
to-morrow and trlday.
Tiie ladtea of Trinlty church wlll give a pink
tca soclable at the resldence of Mrs. D. L.
Fuller thia (Wodnesday) afternoon, A good
soclal tlmo la expected.
Tiik ladlos' sewlngsociety of Bethany church
wlll meet nt Mra. J. 11. lllncka to-morrow at'
ternoon. It la hoped that all wlll nrrive early,
as tnere is mucn to De aone.
Tiie friends of A. G. Trulan, to the number
ot about lortv. gavo lilm a surorlse last even
Ing. Mr. and Mra. Trulan received their
friends very cordially, and, wlth tho asslstanco
of thelr " new hlred glrl," made the party a
success.
J. D. Wilkinp, general ngentforthe Connec
ticut Mutual Life Inaurance Company, haa taken
a room over tue storo o ueotge L, xicuoia,
wmcli lias mtherto been occupled by 1
Jewett, for an ofllce. Colonel Jewett has taken
the room over Wblttler a meat market.
Mit. Ari'LEitEE'slecturea have been bo gener
ously patronlzed by the publlc that enough
monev is already aecured to nav tbe expenaea
of the courso. Thia pcrmlta Mr. Wiight the
nleasure of announclng that the total vroceetl)
of the salo of tlckets to the remalning lecturea
wlll be devoted to tbe long-hoped-for Mont
peller public Ubrary.
Tiie eighth plano recltal, whlch waa to have
been given at the ecminary laat Friday even
ing, was postponed until Monday evening, nt
which time an unuaually good programmo waa
presented nnd one which comprised more of
the works ot the best composera. In nddltion
to the instrumental selections were two by tho
seminary quarteue, wnicu aauea mucn to tne
enjoyment oi ino recitai.
Tiiehe waa a good attendance at tbe nralse
servlceot tne loung Men s uurlstlan Assocla
tlon last Sunday afternoon. The service was
largoiy one ot song. boios wero renacred bv
Mra. W. A. Brlgcs. Mrs. II. A. Cleveland and
W. II. Terrill, nnd the flve Welsh members of
tne uongregationai cnurcn renaerea two oi
tuelr sacred liymns ln tuelr natlve tonguo. ue
marks were made by Rev. Mr. Bisbop, A. J.
Howo and J. P. Hayea. A. J, Howe presided.
Bv special request, Mr. James Kay Applebee
ia to clvo hls famous lectuie upon "Hamlet. a
Urama oi ucstlnv. ln additlon to tue lectures
oi tue course aireaay announcea, on inursaay
afternoon, March G, beginning at a quarter
before two o clock. llila wlll be convenlent
for persons llvlng out of town, who may desire
to hear the emlnent lecturer ln what many
deem lilsbeet effoit. Tlckets, twonty cents;
tlcketa to thia nnd the two remalning lecturea
of tne course, lllty cents.
Tooioititow A. D. Fnrwell wlll move hia
clothing businesa lnto npartmenta whlch are
not surpapsed In thia town for convenience and
attractive appearance. He ia to occupy a room
covering the wholo of the lower floor of tho
new buildlDK east oi tne " arcu wlth the ex
ception of a small room at the rear, whlch is
occupiea uy u w. weicu lor an onice. mr.
1'urwell wiu aiso occudv a nortlon ot tne
basement for the keeplng of trunks, robes, etc
A book-keeper b desk nnd a wnsh-room are
other conveniecces. There are two large show
wlndows, ono of them a corner wlndow opening
upon Main atreet and the State street exten
flou. Tbe work has been thoroughly done
throughout. and when tbe temporary shed la
torn f rom the front tbe old "arch" building
wlll be seen to have undergone a complete
translormatlon.
Mias AniaAii, Sandeks. who waa better
known aa " Aunt Ablgail," and lived In a little
house ln the viclnlty of the foundry, was
found dead yesterday afternoon at about flve
o ciock. XNot naving Been ner smce baturdav.
one of the nelchbora went to her house and
dlscovered hor sltting in an nrm-chair in front
ot her Btove. ahe had on her liood, shawl,
and mittens, nnd held ln one hand a laree stlck.
with which she had npparently been poking
tbe fire. The body waa frozen, and u hen was
roostlng on one anoulder. wtnie another lav
dead at her feet. It ia thought that she dled
on bundav. and peruans o( somo neatt trouble.
bhe had been qulte aa comfortaule durlne the
winter as for several years past. Mlsa Sandera
nrst came to Montpelier witn juage ueaneld s
famllv. ror several vears she had Uvod n soll
tary life. Sbe waa about seventy yeais of age.
One of the plersantest gatherlngs ot the
season was the maFauerade nartv clven to
thelr friends by MIsh Nellie and Master Rlch
ard Hyde on Monday evening. About tlilrty
four ot the young people were present in al
most ub many different costumes. Lack ot
space forblds special mentlon, but a word raust
ue saia in cemmenaauon oi tue care ana taste
wlth whlch they were selected. In a majoritv
of cases, they represented the characterlstto
dresa ot different nationa nnd classes of people.
The excellent behavtor, too, of all present waa
the subject of much pralse from thoso who
looked in upon tne picturecnuo assemoiv. Tiie
principal amuaement was dancing, for which
muslo was furnlshed by Mesara. Gilson and
Merrill. Pretty souvenlr cards, contninlng
wrltten ordera of dancos, were presented to the
guests. Durlng tne second "llgure the
masks were removed, occasloning much jollitv
at unexpected recognitlons. The pleasantest
numbor on the "order" was that whlch
brought " refreshmcnt' to tbe hungry mas'
queradera. The party dlspersed at about
twelve o'clock, wlth many expresslons of pleas'
ure over tue inciaoms oi tne evening.
Tiik principal event of the season at Mont
pelier was the slxth annual ball of tho Capltol
Uuard on the evening of February 19tn. at
the Pavillon hotel. Slnce the organlzation of
the company, tts annual ball haa boen looked
forward to by the votnrlea of Terpchore aa an
occnsion ot Bolld plensure. The iinislc waa
furnlshed by elght niecea of Blaisdell's orchea
trn of Concord, N. II., whlch, without doubt
furnlshea tbe best dacco mulo, nt least, of
anv orcliestra in JNew i.ngiariu. ino concert.
from halt-tiast seven to bnlf-nast eicht. was
largely nttended and highly satlsfactory to tbe
audienco. At nine o'clock the call for tho
grand march waa sounded and the processlon,
lcd bv Cantaln Abbott. U. S. A.. and Mlss
Gertrudo Dewey, and consisttng of membera of
the company and other guests, about soventy
flve couples in number, entored the ball, Tho
unlforma of tho mllltary and the attractive
costumra of the lndles made a beautiful snec
tacle, whlch tbe decoratlona ot the ball nnd
colored lighta set off to unusual advantsge.
Joy relgned supremo tlll about three o'clock
in tue morning, wnen tne party urono up,
surfeited wlth dancing, Btomachs contented,
and nll llrm ln tne benet tnat no tnviai ex
cuse could prevent them from being lu at'
tendnnce at tno seventn annual,
Tiik succosa of James Kay Applebee In hls
lectures given ln tne uiiurcu oi tue aiessian,
last tr dav and baturdnv evenings, was ex
traordlnary. The audlences large, and com
prlslng many oi our ueat nnu most lnteuigent
neonle were cantlvated by tho siieaker's orlcl-
nal thought, vlgoroua rhetorlo nnd wondorlul
dramatlo power, flir. Appieoeo uas oviuentlv
n tender feellng for tho oppreased of every
class, and tliu n hls lecture on the " Merchant
of Venice," ) esiousod heartlly the cause of
thedesplseda persecuted Jew, He rrgarded
Shylock's bad quallties aa the natural result of
tlio outragoous treatment both he and bis raco
had recelved from so-caued Christlans, and
spoko of lilm as " moro slnned agalnst than
sinnlng; " and some of hla audience may have
thought hlm controllod by sympathy, rather
than by judgment. But even lf ho falled to
proauce convicuon in minas ennrciy unprepnrea
for so unusual a vlew of Shylock's morlts and
demerlts, be cortalnly succeeded in impressing
upon nll hla hearors " a lesson ln rellglous
courteay and chnrlty," to quote the sub-tltlo of
hls lecture; wblle hls recitatlons from selections
both from Sbakspeare's drama, and, on Satur
day evening, from Thomas Hood's poems. were
given with thrilllng effect, and held the 11s-
tenera apeil-bound. we conimenuy preaict
even lnrger audlences next week, when Mr.
Appiebue is to give the remalning lectures ot
the courso.
Ukv. Mu. ili.NL'its and Rev. Mr, Miller ex-
changed pulplts last Sunday morning..... Fred
cnrlton nns been conuned to tno notiso wiin
tonsllltls for several dayH. ...Mr. and Mrs. W.
A. Brlggs wlll go to South Royalton to asslst
ln the concert to bo given Frlday evening by
the cholr ot the Congregatlomil cliurcu oi tnat
place Mr. and Mrs. A. C. Brown went to
Boston on Monday. iney exnect to return to-
nlght. Mr. Brown ls on insurauco and tele-
phone buslness IIon. G. II. Blgelow nnd
ilon. Jo. D. Hatch of Burlineton. IIon. W. II.
Du Bois of West Randolph and IIon. Roswell
Farnhnm of Bradford, have been at the Pavillon
durlne tbe uast week MUsLou Grlswold of
West Randolph made a briet vlslt to relatlvea
ln thia place last weeK,
VJgorous Yolccs rrom the People.
8IIALL THE 1'EOPLE BOLE7
Mr. Kdtlor : I would tender you my peisonal
thanks for the manly flght you are maklng for
cleaner polltlcal methods and blgher polltical
alms and enda ln thls state. And I warn you
that you and your cotemporarles oi tbe inde
nendent rerjubllcan nress aro not movlng for-
ward a day too soon; for, in my oplnlon, you
are etill far in the rear of tbe peoplo, aud will
bo compelled to make vlgoroua forced marches
to ovcrtane nna put youraeives in tne ieaa oi
publlc sentlraent, wiiere you propeny ueiong.
I hold that a nub'ic journal. at thia day, can
not be credlted wlth dolng lts whole duty, nor
even the weightler pirt of It, tbat contents
itself wlth traillng nlong behlnd, and slmply
gatherlng up and reflfctlng public oplnlon, the
irood and bad allke. It should asplre rather to
educate and leau m rignc airections, nna, to
thls end, Bhould place duty before frlend or
foe, person or party, And l esteem lt nn en
coura?lne omen of future trood that so many
ot the intelllgent and iEiluential journala of
Vermont are gradually emancipating them-
selvea from the old-time servlllty, tbrough
thick nnd thln. to rurty or patron. Wlth a
truly honeat, indepondent press, allve to ita
dutiea and resolute to perform them, offenslve
ring methods nnd mnnagement would qulckly
disappear. Under such methods, the guldance
of public affairs in tbls state, for the last lil
teon vears. wltn occaslonai nonorauie excep
tlons (for which "the ring" nre in no wiso
resDonslble). haa been commilted to men who,
by no posslble stretch of generoslty, can falrly
be classed among our ablest cltlzens. And so
the perlod named has been, ln the main, an
era oi smaa inings. insteaa oi puuiog our
best men nt tbe helm men havlng bralns, ed
ucated and broadened by familiarity with af
fairs ns well as bookB, wlth capacity to grasp
and solve probiems lnvomng tuo materiai
Drosnerltv and the educatlonal and moral ad
vancement of the DOODle hleh trnsts and re-
BDonslbllltles have too often been committed to
men oi lnieuor cnpacuy, uaviug neuoer iiib
power clearly to comprehend, nor the nervo
and Independence properly to execute, tbe
dutles devolving upon them. And how could
lt be otherwlse? Third-rate attorneya, whose
experlence of life and knowledge of affairs
have been acnuired ln the discharge of very
llrnited and modest protosfional dutles ln their
own immedlate neighboihood, bowever admir-
able ln other resnecta. scarcely furnish the ma
teiial out of whlch great Ieadera aud ruiers are
made. Must thia state of things continue?
Only so long, I aniwer, as the people Buplneiy
tolerate what a vast majoritv condemn and
deteat. The suggestion of Frederlck Blllinga
for izovernor seemed fora time to bo tbe begtn
ning of a solution of the, whole matter; and
the iiromot and enthuslastlc responses that
came up from all quarters nttested thepopular
recognitlon oi tne evu compiainea oi nna an
eager desire to apply the remody. The quick
rislng tide for Billlugs promlsed epeedily to
overwbelm all oppositlon, and hls decllnlng
letter auorded corrosponding reiict to tne
ring, for once abashed by such a phenomenal
exhibitlon of popular independence. It ia to
be hoDed that Mr. Billlnes, in deference to so
obvioua and emphatic a call to duty, involving
far more than hls own candldacy even tne po
lltlcal regeneratlon of the Btate may yet bo
persuaded to subordinate hla own will to the
publlc good. If not, then some other Buitable
man must be louna; lor vermont is not so
poor as to possess but one son worthy to serve
ner. She haa many such; but they must be
Bought for, aa in thecase of Mr. Blllings, out-
slde the nolsy crowa oi tuno-servers ana sen
seekera, who perslstently keep themselvea in
the focua of the public eye. The rlght man,
besidea other requiaite qualiflcations, will have
Belf-respect also. Mansfield.
THE GOVKllNOU CjUESTION.
itr. Edltor : I agree with vou that " the gov-
ernorshlp ia greater than either Nichola or Pin-
gree." 1 bave tned to nnd out, lrom reading
the Burlington t rce 1'reis, what publlc qualltlea
IIon. Georce Nichols of Northfield posseates that
should deslgnate blm for governor ot Vermont.
Tho Frce Press' argument, bolled down, la
that hls long experlence aa secretary of btate
has given him conslderable knowledge of state
nffnirs and a very large acqualntance through
out Vermont. The knowledge of state affairs
obtalned by aervico in the otllce ot secretary of
state is not of a quallty superior to that pus
sesscd by any man of medlocre Intelligence,
who has served a single term in tbe state legls-
lature from any one of fltty of tho largest towns
In Vermont. The large acqualntance of Doctor
Nichola would be valuable lf be waa canvass-lDL-for
"Picturefnuo America." or selllng u
iatent rlght, or solicitlng insurance, or stlllng
by sample for a Boston dry gooda fitm but wo
do not see that It la of any pre-eraluent worth to
the stato ln the governor a cuair. liiesoum
Ited qualitlcationa are respectable, but of com
paratlvely little consequence to constitute any
overucweriDe recommendatlon for tbe ollice.
The Kree Press speaka of the qulet, but excel
lent, intluence oi uoctor isicnoia upon legisin
tlon. Wedonot remember any such inlluence
more noteworthy than the passago of a
law ln 1874 whlch lncreaaed the income of tho
secretary of state a law whlch was subse
quently changed, so that tho secretary ot state
turnod two-thirda of thls dollar lnto the state
treasury, instead of puttlng lt nll ln hia pocket,
os bis law orlgtually provided, We do not re
member nny other exhlbltiou of intluence upon
current leglslatlon wblle be was ln ollice. If
we are wrong on tnts matter, ihe watchman
wlll correct ua. Doctor Nichols ls a man of
good presence, of excellent clerical abillty, n
respectnme merouer oian nonorauie proiession,
whlch we belleve he has pretty much aban
doned for petty politlca; he ia secretary of tho
Central Vermont railroad company; he la a
man consplcuoua for courteay and urbanlty,
rather than for polltlcal abillty or knowledge
of anv sort that stainps him aa of superior
fltnesa for the governdVship of Vermont. He
la not dlstinguished for supetlor powers of
publlc speech; he Is not gifted ln written ex
presslon; he la in polltlcal counsel, thought or
lu'tlon not abovo lnt611lsent nnd respectable
medlocrlty; uo cannot ue lainy saia to ueiong
to the flrst rauk of publlc mon In Vermont;
there la not n county in Vermont tbat doea not
coutaln n large numuer ot cltlzens aa consplcu
oua aa Doctor Nichola for the publlo quaUtlea
tbat l uminate nnd nuorn tue governor a cuair.
Lleutenant-governor J'logreo la In all reapects
aa well equlpped for the place aa Nichols, and ln
many reapects he la a great deal better
equlpped; ho la an abler pollttciil tblnker, n
cood lawver nnd excellent scbolar: bo la a
man ot a great deal more personal Inde
pendence and oourageoua convictlona than
Doctor Nichols; and be waa as br.ive and sklll
ful a colonel aa the Vermont brlgade contalned
He Ia ontlrelv above Doctor Nichola in uublio
achlevemont nnd publlc abillty, for there la no
smell ot a polltlcal sycophant or itarasite about
bis garments. And yet we aro not roady to
say that Veimont cannot do better than to
make either Nichola or Plngree governor, It
we are to have a Uwyer for governor, why not
take a lawyer from the flrst rank of our law
yers? If we are to bave a buslness man,
why not take a flrst-clasa buslness man? In
other wotds, the point wo would make is, that
tue governor ot vermont ouglit to be chosen
not with reference to the probablllties, but
tho posslbillties, of the ofllce; that the ofllce
should be fllled by one of our most con-
rlcuoua cltlzens In businera, law or poll
lca. It ls nobodv'a turn to be eovernor:
nobody has a claim or mortgage on tho ofllce.
The consplcuoua capacity nnd reputatlon of the
man ougnt to ue ma only credentlals, and lt
was thls reactlonary feellng agalnst medlocrlty
tbat prompted the namlng of Blfltoga. If Mr,
Blllings' letter is flnal, very well; but whether
It Is flnal or not, Is no good reason why Vermont
Bhould not have a conspicuou; cltizen for gov
ernor. Lleutenant-governor Plngree ia not In
age, experlonce and nccnmpllsbment tho equal
oi uminga, or severai otners we could name ln
the fleld of law, buslness or politlca; nor do wo
tbink Dr. Nichols has any claim to bo con
sldered, by polltlcal knowledge, service, speech
or capacity, In the flrst rank ot Vermont's
publlc men. vermont can do better, and why
not do bettor 7 A man has no more " claim "
or " turn " to bo elected governor than he has
to be elected bank presldent or church deacon.
Give us the best. Pingree is immeasurably
above Nichols In abillty, knowledge and cour
ageoua independence of character, but la heour
uest i t ouratruiy, riiEE lance.
TIIK TOWN SY8TEH OF 8CIIOOL8.
Mr. Edltor ; I noticed thnt at thelr annual
meeting, last fall, tbe teachers of the state
passed the followlng resolutlon : " We earnestly
and cordially favor tho townsystem o( schools,
and hereby plcdge our hearty efforts to secnre
lta adoption turouguout tbe state, botn by per
sonal work and by inslsting that the towns in
our Immedlate viclnlty vote upon the questlon
t tho next March meetlnc." Tbe tlmo la near
at hand when the voters of the state wlll have
an opportunlty of adoptlng a system of schools
far ln advanceof the old dlstrlct system. The
friends of good schoola should beatlr them
Belvea and see that thia questlon la thoroughly
understood; that the peoplo are enllghtened on
tho subject; tbat an artlcle for the abolltlon of
tne dlstrlct nnd adoption ot tne town system
be placed in the warning for town meeting, and
that nt the meeting the questlon recelve a fair
conslderatlon nnd a vote. In thia way a large
number ot towns may be lnduced to make a
change for the better; and lf, ln any town, the
measure la ueieateu tbls year, let no one be
dlscouraged. The agitation nf tbe snbject wlll
help toward a full understandlng of it, and this
ia all tbat ia neceaaary to lta flnal adoption.
From long and careful study of the snbject,
from personal knowledge of ita worklDga in
many towna nnd correspondence ln regnrd tolt
ln other towna, I am convinced tbat, given a
fair trial, the town system in every partlcular
is suparlor to the district system of schoola.
Among the argumenta that may be given ln
lta favor are the followlng: Flrst, equalizatlon
of taxatlon ia obtalned. The people of the
town are taxed allke for state, county, town
and highway expenses, nnd there la no good
reason why the same rule should not apply to
schools. Thia, however, is tho very point of
oppositlon with many. Second, better teachers
are employed. A board of three orslx c3pablo
men will not be as likely to employ lncompe
tent teachers on the strength of rRlatlonsbip,
favoritism, or cheapness, os the average com-mlttce-man.
In a great majority of cases
under the district syatem, unlesa relationship
haa sottled the questlon, the commlttee em
ploya the flrst applicant, provldlng her appoar
ance and price satisfy, not givlng one-quarter
tho attention to qualiflcations and past success
that he doea in engaglng a hlred nianor house
keeper. Thlrd, a less ftequent change ln the
choice of prudentlal commlttee la ensured. If
there ia any one tbing tbat tenda to weaken
our school system, nnd foster Incompetency, lt
ia the regular rotation ln the ofllce of commlt
tee. A good ofllcer la worth double to the
town ln hia second year'a service. Under the
town system, the commlttee hold ofllce three
years, one-thlrd being elected each year.
Fourth, a better supervlslon naturally followa.
The commlttee, understandlng that much re
sponslbility resta upon them, that they are ac
countable to many people deeply Interested in
good schools, that they are closely watched
and ctitlcally judged, wlll naturally exert
themselvea to make a succesa of the schools in
their charge. The echool-houses will be kept
In better repalr, more and better apparatus
provided, more weeks of school nllowed, good
teachers retained and poor ones dlscarded. One
great lack In the Vermont school system is proper
supervison. Fifth, the auperlntendent ls in fact,
aa well aa in name, at the head of tho school sys
tem of the town. Ue understands the pecullar
needs of each community intown; he knows
who are the successful teachers, where their
strength lies, and so can tell which teachei wlll
best serve ln eacb school. Under the old rule,
whatever hla judgment, he baa no power to
act. In the proposed ajstem, be haa a dlrect
voice in the selectiou of the teachers. Slxtb,
an opportunlty of establishlDg a c urse of study
for the schoola of the town, and thua unifying
the work, ia allowed. Thia will bring about a
great galn, aa there wlll be less of the bap-bazjrd
way of doing things. Teachers' meeilnga can
be matntained, and in many waya tbe schoola
placed on a hlgher level. Soventh, district
quarrels will not exist. There will be no cause
for them, aa the achool and school property will
bo out ot the immediate control ot the district.
Neighborhood peace will thua be promoted, and
the cause ot many feuda removed. Elghtb,
wlth but very few exceptions, all of ourleadlng
educators and scholars are beartlly ln favor of
the town syftem. They have studled the ques
tlon ln varioua lights, have seen both systema
In actual operation, nnd know whereof they
alllrm. Ninth, towna nnd statea havlng thor
oughly tested both systema, are very decided in
their support of the town syetem. No town in
this state, havlng tried the town system for
flvo yeara, haa voted to return to the dlstrlct
system. Alter ten years' trial In Hinesburg!,
Glastenbury and Woodford, no vote waa called
for; wblle ln Waitsfield the town system waa
sustained by a vote of one hundred and ten to
forty-one. After n flve years" trial In Brighton,
a town of over sixteen hundred lnhabltanta,
only two persons voted agalnst the town system.
In Middletown, last spring, the town system
was sustalned by a voto of niuety-ono to twenty
two. A few words as to what the town aystem
doea not mean: Flrst, lt doea not necesaarily
mean consolidatlon. In tbe history of Ita work
inga In thia state, as many towns have locreased
the number of schoola aa have decreased. Sec
ond, lt doea not mean nn Increased burden ot
taxatlon. The nlne per cent stato school tax ia
saved, which, If ndded to the average school
tax ralsed under the district system, will be
found ln most cases to equal, if not exceed, tbe
tax under the town aystem, Thlrd, lt doea not
mean taking the schoola out ot tbe bands of
tho people, and tbe ralxlng of school Interests
with politlca. Aa so few can be elected school
dlrectors, the people whl be likely ta use great
care in the seiection of these otllcers. Xow,
Mr. Edltor, let thia quettiun be thoroughly
undorstood by the people, by all who are Inter
ested In good schools, and I nm sure that many
towna would nt once make n change for the
better. Indifference, prejudice, aud ignorance
must of neces.-lty give way to enllghtened con
slderatlon, Those towns that earliest adopt
this system wlll get the most beneflt out ot tbe
tmpruved mnnagement. l. l.
WANTS A LAKQEU AND HKTTEII MAN.
Mr. Edltor: la 1883 there were many
voters tbrough the Btate that were determined
to bolt nll nomlnations that gavo somebody hia
" turn," if that somebody waa not well-fitted
for the position to whlch he was nomlnated. I
belleve thoso ready to vote an Independent
tlcket in 1882 nre now ready to vote for
Governor Baratow's re-electlon, or for some
larger, better man than Pingree or Nichols.
INDKI'EMIENT,
Corinth. Owlng to the great depreaalon ln
prlces, potatoea are selllng for fourteen cents
per buBliel.... Corinth ia not to be without a
lawyer, for A, Dlckey of Bradford takea J, II.
Darllng's place ut East Corinth Measra.
Ileath nnd ll.inks, wlth thelr wlves, were vls
Itlng friends at the Corner last week,... After
a two days' tilal, with three lawyera tojconduct
the case, the jury brought ln a verdlct for
Ward of three dollars.
$3? Quantitv ANi Qualitv. In the Dla
nioud Dyes more colorlng ls given than ln any
known dyea, and they give foster nnd more
brilliant colora. Ten centa, at all drugglsta.
Wells, Rlchnrdaon & Co., Burlington, Vt.
Sample card, thlrty-two colora, and book of
dlrectlons, for two-cent stamp.